Still more 'treasure' to be found for Family Fair

The “treasure” hasn’t all been found yet during opening day of the first San Joaquin County Family Fair.

The Record

The “treasure” hasn’t all been found yet during opening day of the first San Joaquin County Family Fair.

Half of the 12 items won’t be hidden until 5 p.m., so people who work until then have a chance to discover a $125 VIP ride wristbands or tickets to the Sept. 19-21 Western Festival at the fairgrounds.

Krista McCoon, who devised the hunt concept to attract interest, said clues were given during today’s 11:30 a.m. ribbon-cutting at the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds, and six “treasures” were found.

As of this morning, there had been 4,044 responses to the “treasure hunt” via the San Joaquin County Family Fair’s social media sites, mostly Facebook. The San Joaquin County Fair’s sites had 12,500 hits, not all of them specific to the hunt.

On Thursday, six envelopes will be hidden, four of them containing $25. Friday’s four envelopes includes two with $50 each, while two of Saturday’s four discoveries contain $75 each.

On Sunday, the four “treasures” will include one envelope with $50 and one containing $100. A fifth item includes five pairs of tickets to events sponsored by Visalia-based Valdivia Promotions.

The family fair is open from 11:30 a.m. until midnight through Sunday. Information:2014fair.com.